My 4th of July and my hair...

Well I had a pretty good Fourth of July. One the night of the third, Krista, our friend Alex, Krista's dad and I all went to watch the Lebanon fireworks up close at the park across from our neighborhood where they launch them. Before that, we went and saw Get Smart...a hilarious movie with Steve Carell as a secret agent. I didn't really do much celebrating on the day of the 4th, but more so preparing for Kameron's birthday this weekend. I went shopping with Missy and got him a snow cone machine with the cups and syrup and all the bells and whistles. I think He will love it! Then, last night Missy and I redecorated Kam's room for his birthday as well as made more playroom for him to have fun at home. He came over early this morning from his dad's house and saw it...and loved it! We went out to get breakfast around 9 today at the Waffle house and then I mowed the lawn....exciting chore huh? lol. I just listen to my music to pass the time by. Anyways, I have been growing my hair out for over a year now and thought I'd put up some pictures of just how long it really is now...I hope you enjoy! And as far as the picture of me in the hat goes....I think I look like Christy lol.
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Tickets Today...For a concert and a Red's game!

I woke up this morning and talked with my dad after sending him an email about the concert tickets to go see The Jonas Brothers. Well guess what...?...He agreed that I could go and he bough the tickets this morning! I am going next month with my friends and I am really excited! The picture above and below show some pictures of the band.




Also, this afternoon I went over to Krista's house and helped tile their kitchen's backsplash and while I was there, I was invited to go to a Red's game! Dad agreed and the family and I went off to dinner and Krista and her dad and I went to the stadium to watch the game. The Red's lost due to a bad pitcher placement, but it was a close game and I had a great time!




This was Krista splitting a mexican fajita with me before the game.

This is a view of the field form our seats.

Krista and her dad watching the game.

Me in front of the field.

Me enjoying a rootbeer float.

I went rafting today...and went lightning bug hunting.

Today was our scheduled canoe trip with the YMCA. I woke up and was ready to go when i got a call. Krista didn't feel very well , so she stayed behind...that was unfortunate news, but I made the best of my time with my sister Missy. We went in a raft instead of a canoe because of the water level being so high, and Missy and her Friend led our raft, and had an amazing time with all of the other teens. Afterwards, I hung out with Missy and Kameron at the YMCA and went to Kam's swim lesson and might I say...he is a GREAT swimmer! Oh, and as far as the Concert goes...Dad said maybe and I have a everything organized him him to review. I have my group, my ticket prices, location, and reviews, so Dad, if your reading...."Pleeeeeease yes yes!" I;m really looking forward to this!

Krista with a firefly.

Me with a firefly.

Krista and I outside...and yes we are wearing sunglasses at 10 pm because we're cool like that.

Babysitting...a new car....and Krista's return!

Well, today was fun. I woke up early and just hung round the house for a bit and when Krista got back from church, I went over to visit. She made me a lovely bracelet on her ride home from Mexico! This is a picture of her making one below.

While is was over at her house, I noticed that her dad and mom were selling their older Buick for alittle over $2000 and it was in good condition. I had my dad go over and look at it because he himself had noticed it in the street and had asked about it yesterday. He took it for a test drive after inspecting it and asking MANY questions. It is a 97 Buick with over 100,000 miles but most of those were highway miles. It gets 32 miles a gallon which is better then most cars out there right now...and with gas so high...that would be a perk. It has blue leather seat, electric windows, seats and a CD player. The car is VERY roomy and is in great shape. The only concern was that this car might only last me 5 more years. And with my dad being so concerned about researching things before he buys them, he looked in the one place that can't let him down...Consumer Reports magazine...and they didn't rate this car very well at all. Some online car reviews on a couple of websites had decent reviews but some nasty ones about the car's problem history and future problems that it might have. So we decided that this car is great for now...but maybe not after 5 years....when my dad is retired and can't help financially with a new car when I'd need a new one. There are some great deals on Honda's and Toyota's out there but its a matter of time and price, along with quality. This car is a great opportunity that has fallen in my lap at the perfect time....but I think dad and I have some serious thinking to do.


Before all of that happened, Kameron was dropped off for a couple of hours of babysitting while Missy went to a church meeting for a missions trip to New Orleans. We went with dad to go see the car, and when we got back home, we watched Monsters Inc. and ate dinner. Later in the night was the REAL fun....Kameron had a bubble bath in my jacuzzi bathtub with TONS OF BUBBLES. there were sooo many bubbles and guess what???....I have pictures!




Kameron giving a cheesy smile!

Bubbles!!!!!

Soapy Santa Kameron saying "Ho, Ho, Ho."

A day to be tired...but a movie helps!

I woke up this morning and hit snooze on my phone and alarm clock multiple times like I normally do, but this time I hit it for over an hour! I did NOT want to get up. I went downstairs, ate breakfast and checked my email, but I was still tired. Usually breakfast does the trick but nothing was helping. I even had force out energy just to shower and that didn't help anymore than food did! I had 10 hours of sleep and I still couldn't keep my eyes open, but Dad had a suggestion to go and see a movie. We went to our local theatre and saw Wall*e, a movie about a long lost robot on Earth trying to clean the planet while all the life forms including humans were gone. Dad thought that it would be a good movie, but I had second thoughts. We watched the movie and I left there thinking...What was that???. Dad said it was "OK" but I for one thought it wasn't very good at all. It was a nice treat to go see a movie with my dad and get out of the house, but I found the movie just plain old boring. And since the characters were robots, they wouldn't talk except for the saying of names but that factor killed it for me. For a child, I think that this movie would be had to watch and keep their attention since everything is interpreted through actions. But don't let my review hold you back from seeing this Pixar movie...it did get great reviews from REAL critics. Here is the movie's poster.

As far as my sleep goes...I'm going to bed early and am gonna try to get enough rest to hangout with Krista tomorrow. She's back from Mexico but is tired herself and I can only bet she is napping right now. I would nap too but I don't believe in naps. ha ha. Not since I I'm not forced to take them anymore.

I'm also debating whether or not to get tickets to go to a concert by a favorite group of mine. They are known as The Jonas Brothers and they are coming to Cincinnati next month. I can get a $45 dollar ticket but then I have to include that factor that someone would have to go with me and all but, I;m still on the fence, It's the airing of their new CD "Little Bit Longer"...and they are premiering it on the tour before the CD even hits stores! Here is the group below.




Have a great weekend guys! I'll try to post pictures of our canoe trip but I don't know if I'll get any since I don't want to get the camera wet ha ha. I'll post later!

A relaxing weekend....

I 've been busy with jobs searching and actually working and I'm just so worn out. My job requires me to work in the heat up to 100 degrees and in humid weather. We never get breaks and if we do...it's for a 20 minute lunch. I've worked 8 hour days for the past 2 days and I can definitely say that I HATE mums. We have been planting them non stop for the past week and I've only been there for 2 days....I can only imagine how my coworkers feel.We are on our feet all day long and sweat constantly. And after coming home today in muddy shoes and sweat drenched clothes....I decided...that I'm gonna just relax all weekend long. Unfortunately I don't have guitar because I left it at the Mclains but I have other sources of relaxation. For one....this picture below is my favorite spot in the house...our Patio, I will be on the patio a LOT this weekend.

And these pictures are of my cat relaxing like he always does.

But overall...as long as my boss doesn't call me wanting me to come in tomorrow...
then I'm home free to relax...clean up a bit....and hangout with Krista when she gets back.
Peace.

There's a mix of everything in this post! Videos...pictures...and posts!

Well, another week has gone by and a lot has been accomplished. I have been updated daily on the progress of Krista's church missions trip and I know that they are making a big difference in the lives of children in Mexico. As far as her return date...that will be this weekend and we are planned to go on a canoe trip this Monday with the YMCA's teen center. My sister Missy will be a leader on this trip and is the one who informed me about it. Her son Kameron came over for a movie/camp out night last week..and so now I'm posting a picture of us since I didn't get to in my last post.

Kam and I watching Camp Rock!

I have spent these past few days at The Mclains and have been helping out with baby Sofia and finding a job in the mean time. I have a decent lead on a coffee shop job...if not for this year, than for next. Thanks to Tricia for all of her help because without her...I would still be at home doing nothing with my summer and wouldn't have any job opportunities at all. And while I was visiting for these few days...I took some pictures of the baby and Tricia. Here are a couple....and then one of me.

Aww...Little miss Sofia on her boppy!


Tricia and her baby on the couch.


This is just me at Tricia's house last night.


This is a preview and tour of "The Studio"


The 1st episode of "The Studio"!!!!!!!!!!!

And as a bonus...these are videos of Sofia while going in and out of napping.(I took these while babysitting her this afternoon!)

This one is of Sofia with sleepy eyes.

And this one is of Sofia making noises.

The best day in a LONG time...

The first thing (out of many things) that I'm going to talk to you about on this wonderful day...is about my best friend. My best friend Krista is on her way to Mexico right now for a missions trip and we have both been waiting patiently for a movie titled "Camp Rock" to air and unfortunately I had to watch it alone because she left early this morning on premiere day... but she recorded it...so I'll be watching it with her next week. But might I say that I was an AMAZING movie! Loved the band and all of the vocals and I think that it is a perfect summer movie. The movie poster is shown below.
The second thing, is that tonight Kameron and I had a little camp out in dad's house and we were going to set up the tent outside...but Aunt Laura does not like being hot and sweaty while she sleeps so we are inside right now. haha. He's asleep in the tent under the living room fan while I on the other hand can't sleep. So I'm updating this blog. And this is not an actual picture of our tent but it is one I pulled offline...i wish it was though...lol.

Another great part of my day was waking up to my mom's famous "The Dip" for breakfast and then a day of shopping with Mom, Tricia and baby Sofia. We had a wonderful time eating lunch, desert, and shopping for clothes in West Chester.

And as far as Krista and I's web show goes...we have filmed our first show...but she left for Mexico before we could upload it, so I can at least show you some pictures from our studio. And here they are!